This page will contain blogs about Woody Harrelson, as they become available.Woody HarrelsonWoody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. His father, Charles, was twice convicted of taking money to commit murders,[1] (http://sports.texnews.com/1998/texas/harrel0803.html) including that of a federal judge. His father for a time claimed to be one of the "hobos" taken off the "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy, or even one of the shooters. Harrelson has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. Harrelson has appeared in such films as White Men Can't Jump, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. In 1996 he starred in The People vs. Larry Flynt, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been arrested several times for his activities. This page about Woody Harrelson includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Woody Harrelson News stories about Woody Harrelson External links for Woody Harrelson Videos for Woody Harrelson Wikis about Woody Harrelson Discussion Groups about Woody Harrelson Blogs about Woody Harrelson Images of Woody Harrelson |
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Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been
arrested several times for his activities. From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. Louis Henry Jourdan was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. Tragedy struck when his son died of a drug overdose in 1981. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. In later years, Jourdan appeared in a number of films, playing the part of the villain, including 1977's Count Dracula and in the 1983 James Bond film, Octopussy, he was cast as "Kamal Khan," a Bond villain. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. The film earned nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. However, he is best remembered as the romantic lead opposite Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier in the 1958 film version of the Colette novel, Gigi. After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. During the 1950s, Louis Jourdan made several international films including playing the male lead in La Mariée est trop belle opposite Brigitte Bardot. Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. television debut as Inspector Beaumont in the series "Paris Precinct". Harrelson has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. He returned to Broadway for a short run in 1955 and that year made his U.S. His father for a time claimed to be one of the "hobos" taken off the "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy, or even one of the shooters. After a number of American films, his most notable work was in the 1954 light-hearted comedy-romance, Three Coins in the Fountain following which he made his Broadway debut in the lead role in the Billy Rose drama, The Immoralist. His father, Charles, was twice convicted of taking money to commit murders,[1] (http://sports.texnews.com/1998/texas/harrel0803.html) including that of a federal judge. There, he became friends with several stars who shared his love of the game of croquet. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1947, Jourdan accepted an offer from a Hollywood studio to appear in The Paradine Case, an Alfred Hitchcock drama starring Gregory Peck. Woody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. After the 1944 liberation of France by the Allies, Louis Jourdan married Berthe Frederique with whom he had a son. Following the German occupation of France during World War II, he continued to make films but after refusing to participate in Nazi propaganda films, he joined the French Resistance. He made his film debut in 1939. Born Louis Gendre in Marseille, France, he was educated in France, Turkey and England and trained as an actor at the Ecole Dramatique. Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919) is a French actor, known chiefly for his suave manner and good looks. Le Corsaire (1939). La Comédie du bonheur (1940). Premier rendez-vous (Her First Affair) (1941). Parade en sept nuits (1941). La Belle aventure (Twilight) (1942). Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944). La Vie de bohème (1945). The Paradine Case (1947). Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948). Madame Bovary (1949). Bird of Paradise (1951). Decameron Nights (1953). Paris Precinct (1953) TV Series. Three Coins in the Fountain (1954). The Swan (1956). Julie (1956). La Mariée est trop belle (Her Bridal Night) (1956). Escapade (1957). Dangerous Exile (1957). Gigi (1958). The Best of Everything (1959). Can-Can (1960). Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) (1961). Le Vergini di Roma (1961) (Amazons of Rome) (1963). Leviathan (1962). The V.I.P.s (1963). Made in Paris (1966). Les Sultans (1966). Cervantes (1967). To Die in Paris (1968) (TV). Fear No Evil (1969) (TV). Ritual of Evil (1970) (TV). The Great American Beauty Contest (1973) (TV). The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV). Count Dracula (1977) (TV). Silver Bears (1978). The French Atlantic Affair (1979) TV Mini-series. Double Deal (1981). Swamp Thing (1982). Escape to Love (1982). Octopussy (1983). Cover Up (1984) (TV). Beverly Hills Madam (1986) (TV). Grand Larceny (1987). Escuadrón (1987) (Counterforce) (1987). The Return of Swamp Thing (1989). Year of the Comet (1992). |